What is the inverse of the function f(x) =1/4x – 12?

f(x) = 4x + 48

Step-by-step explanation:

Replace the positions of x and y and isolate y to find the inverse of a function.

y = 1/4x – 12

x = 1/4y – 12

x + 12 = y/4

4(x + 12) = y

4x + 48 = y

f(x) = 4x + 48

linearly: 8560 bacteria

exponentially: approximately 75233 bacteria

step-by-step explanation:

assuming it is not exponential (we would have some really complicated logarithms), let's say it is linear. then, after 5 hours, it increased by 1200 bacteria, so every hour it increases by 240 bacteria. this means that after 19 hours, we get 19 * 240 + 4000 bacteria or 3800 + 760 + 4000 = 7800 + 760 = 8560 bacteria.

because it says round your answer, i will do this exponentially (with a calculator, of course). first, we need to find how much it multiplies by every hour, by taking the 5th root of 52/40 or 13/10. this is approximately 0.167. we still need to add 1 to this, because we are multiplying by that number, not adding that amount of the number. now, we just calculate 4000 * (1.167)^19. use a calculator to get approximately 75232.6, or 75233.

answer: it is 8

step-by-step explanation:

you know why its 8